Finnair reports weakening profits in second quarter
Finnair’s operating profit declined to 47.2 million euros in the second quarter of 2019, a drop of nearly 20 percent
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Finland’s cities benefiting from domestic tourism trend
Finnish tourists are increasingly choosing to holiday in Finland, according to preliminary data released by tourist offices in the cities
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Finnair gets domestic competition with Norwegian’s new Helsinki-Vaasa route
Norway-based budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle has announced it will roll out regular flights between Helsinki and Vaasa, a city
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A problem of popularity: How Canada’s northern musicians are hurt by lack of access
Andrew Morrison of The Jerry Cans is setting up to play what would be — for most bands with their
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Russia to introduce e-visa without invitation in 2021
Single-entry visas for a stay of up to 16 days will come in the start. Later, the goal is to
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Sweden: Comparing emissions taxes for planes and cars
If flights were to pay for their impact on the climate, just like lorries and cars do, a plane trip
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Scandinavian Airlines and pilots union reach agreement to end strike
The 7-day pilot strike at SAS Airlines has ended after late night talks saw the company and unions in Denmark,
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Scandinavian Airlines pilots on strike, thousands of passengers stranded
Airline passengers found themselves stranded at airports around Scandinavia on Friday, after the pilots for SAS Airlines went on strike
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Canadian couple among stranded passengers after Icelandic budget airline WOW Air folds
An Ottawa couple currently in Iceland says it’s going to cost them an extra $2,000 to get back home after
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Alaska’s largest airport expects more passengers this summer
Airport managers in Anchorage, Alaska are expecting more passengers this summer. Passenger capacity on planes flying to the Ted Stevens
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EU Boeing aircraft ban affects Norwegian Airlines flights in Helsinki
Norwegian Airlines has announced the cancellation of four flights from Helsinki to Stockholm and one flight to Helsinki to Oulu
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Sweden should promote biofuels to cut aviation carbon emission: report
Sweden’s Minister for the Environment and Climate, Isabella Lövin, received a report about biofuels in the aviation industry on Monday.
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Travellers complain about wait times at Yellowknife airport, in Northern Canada
Complaints about long security wait times at the newly renovated Yellowknife Airport made their way to the Northwest Territories legislature
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Air traffic controllers’ lockout set for ski holidays in eastern, northern Finland
Air traffic controllers have announced their intention to embark on a one-week workers’ lockout from 9.00am 4 March until 9.00am on
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Chechnya tourism info center to open in Murmansk
A tourism information center supported by Chechen authorities is due to open in downtown Murmansk, northwest Russia. The Visit Chechnya
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